Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-09
MARRIED A DUSKY MAIDEN
Douglas Oarlin Welded to a Scion Of the
Two Kettle Sioux.
THE NUPTIAL CEREMONIES
Indians DO Great Honor TO. Their
Queen "Black Eyes, When She
Becomes tho White
Mans Bride.

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Pierre Journal: Douglus F. Carlin
and Marcelle puprez are man and wife.
They have been united in matrimony,
and his honor Justice Kinne sealed the
bond by kissing the bride. The affair
occurred Saturday, August 27, at the
famous Duprez rancho, eighty good long,
upgrade miles from Pierre.
A nice, clean, respectable party of Mr..
Carlin's friends from Pierre decided to
attend the nuptials, and toss the ira
ditional old slipper after the happy
couple just for luck. And fine old
party it was, too. Almost as fine as silk,
and not a fly to be found Oh any OF them.
A start was made Friday afternoon and
the party sailed across the river to Fort
Pierre, where transportation was wait
ing them, and at Q o'clock Willow creek
was reached, where the night was passed
At 7 o'clock Saturday morning we got
under way again, and without any
noticeable incident our procession
reached Its destination at about A o'clock
In the afternoon.
Duprez' ranch the scene of the festi-
vities, is one of the best known land
marks in Dakota. Situated on the south
side of the Cheyenne river its broad and
generous acres run in either direction
with the river, up and down one of the
most beautiful as well as fertile valleys
that nature ever provided for mans hab-
itation. High bluffs on the north and
south shelter 1t from destructive storms,
large bodies of timber skirt the river on
either side while rich grasses and vege.
tables obtain almost tropical growth in
the valley, and it is no wonder that Du-
prez ranch has become famous for its
picturesque loveliness and is known
throughout the northwest as the garden
spot of Dakota"
Forty-six years ago Frederick Duprez,
a Canadian of French extraction, sought
the west for suitable home and travel.
ing up the Cheyenne from its confluence
with the Missouri he reached this spot;
being impressed with its natural beauty
he made 1t his home where he has ever
since resided and amassed his vast
wealth from the productiveness of the
soil.
For years he lived on in his solitude
and seclusion from white men. Constant
intercourse with Indians gave him a
wide acquaintance among them, and
during all these years it is not to be
wondered that his softer instincts should
occasionally be touched, or that he
should finally be pierced by one of
Cupid's darts instead of an Indian 8
arrow. The woman whom he married
the 1.-TWO Kettle tribe of Sioux. The
old chief soon died, and the title de-
scended to her father, who being of poor
health died shortly, the only issue OF his
marriage being the present Mrs. Duprez,
and thus it is the tribe has been without
chief ever since. Out of respect to his
memory all heirlooms in the possession
of the royal family, handed down from
generations back, and which an Indian
iealnusly guards, were buried with his
remains, and to-day marks the resting
place of the last of the Two Kettles.
After his marriage Monsieur Duprez
settled down in his beautiful home, and
has enjoyed domestic happiness ever
since. He has reared a large family of
children nearly all of whom still abide
with him, and to whom he is very much
attached. In accumulating wealth he
has been more than moderately Success
500 head of cattle and fifty ponies
MIR. Carlin, the groom, is a young gen
tleman of tine personal appearance and
| address, cultivation, and Of an excellent
family. His grandfather T. j. Carln
was governor of Illinois in 1S4S, and ane
of his unoles. w. f. Cariin, was mem
Der Of the Illinois legislature in 1888, AID
ran for state auditor on the Carter Har-
rison ticket the year following. An.
infantry at Occur 'Alene and he Is well
acquainted in military circles himself,
having been quartermaster's agent both
at Bismarck and Pierre.
Upon our arrival at the rancho we were
greeted cordially and soon sat down to
| an excellent luncheon. And we were
nottalone by any means. People had
come from miles and miles around
| among the number being many Indians
| old friends OF Mons Duprez in the early
days, until there must have been at least
one thousand people present, the white
tepees of the Indians decorating the val
ley and presenting very beautiful ap.
| pearance.
At about Z o'clock in the evening the
ceremony was performed, one of the In
dian traditions being to the effect that
| all marriages must be solemnized at the
| setting of the sun. On this occasion eX
| ira precautions were taken to have the
affair occur on time. owing to the dis
much a Mile. Duprez, by the Indians
known rs "Black Eyes" is looked upon
by them as their queen, and held in as
| much reverence.
A large tent or tepee, of the finest
tanned skins, had been put up for the
| ceremony to be performed in. The tepee
was as white as the driven snow, and IN
place of wooden pegs to fasten it down
with, handsome ivory handled knives
We're used to every one of which was
tied fine horse. Inside the tepee sigh
| of primeval grandeur met our gaze. Ir
the vast tent nothing could be seen but
| decorations, skillfully arranged and
artistically wrought In the center ol
the tepee was q handsome robe
beautifully worked in beads and
other ornaments. After the guests
had assembled, the groom was
led forward and placed upon
the robe or mat Then five couriers
| despatched to smaller tepee standing q
| little distance off, and the bride elect was
brought forward reclinging upon litter
supported and carried by the courlers
She was gorgeously arfayed in an Ori
entail costume and presented picture
| of lovliness not soon to lbe forgotten by
those present. Upon entering the tepee
all the Indians fell pronehpon the ground
| where they remained until the bride hac
been seated by the1 groom; when they
arose to their former positions. Both
parties had been seated facing the rap
idly Disappointing sum-. and when the
relatives had been admitted and had
ranged themselves IN semi-circle back oi